Real Madrid beat Galatasaray in Champions League
byMadrid, April 4 (IANS) Real Madrid thrashed Galatasaray 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring Wednesday…
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Kirilenko downs Hermoso in Mexico
byMonterrey (Mexico), April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Third seed Maria Kirilenko steamed into the second round of the Monterrey Open tennis tournament with a straight-sets…
Raptors’ Valanciunas enjoys career night against Wizards
byToronto, April 4 (IANS) Toronto Raptors rookie-centre Jonas Valanciunas scored a career-high 25 points in the team’s 88-78 victory over the Washington Wizards in…
Young, middle-aged Chinese worry about health
byBeijing, April 4 (IANS) Young and middle-aged Chinese are worried about their health, showed a survey that cited stress, long working hours and difficulty…
Brazil cuts payroll taxes in industry, service sectors
byRio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has enacted a bill to lower payroll taxes for the industry and service sectors….
NBA: Clippers clobber Suns
byLos Angeles, April 4 (IANS) After three consecutive losses, Los Angeles Clippers swept the Phoenix Suns 126-101 at Staples Center for their record 50th…
China briefs WHO on new bird flu
byBeijing, April 4 (IANS) China’s health authorities have promised transparency and cooperation to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over human infections from a new…
Bank of Japan to further ease monetary policy
byTokyo, April 4 (IANS) Bank of Japan (BOJ) promised to continue monetary easing until it achieves the 2 percent inflation goal, said a report…
US service sector grows
byWashington, April 4 (IANS) US non-manufacturing sector expanded for the 39th straight month in March, but the sector grew at a slower pace than…
China-US mutual trust grows despite gaps, say envoy
byWashington, April 4 (IANS) There is growing mutual trust between China and the US, and China is firmly committed to seeking a new type…